I already gave you the straight dope on Jumpsteady yesterday. Read that if you want the lil 101 on who he is and his OG place in juggalo history, going all the way back to Inner City Posse days.

I believe THIS is the most radical song on Chaos Theory.

The juxtaposition of domestic terrorism, blow-back international terrorism, the anecdotes of returning home from a pointless war to a divided violent nation.

Interlaced with words of solidarity and encouragement to keep your chin up and do your best to grow strong through adversity.

The total lack of war-glory or stories from the battlefield, just haunting imagery and grief of loss.

This is the wicked shit. This is some of the best you can hear from 90s Psychopathic Records in terms of insight into juggalo culture and mindset. It's not the most fun and comedic, (though the landlord outro skit is fuckin hilarious) it's not the most violent (the most violence in this is the government violence in the news clip samples in the interludes. IMHO) though it does recount imperial violence against Afghanistan in the first Gulf War.

I hope some of you listen and/or at least read the lyrics. shrug

It's doesn't start and end with "Fuck Your Rebel Flag," the connection between my sub-cultural identity, my politics and my praxis runs deep in my veins.

- your friendly neighbourhood juggalo

Lyrics

verse 1

Juggalo lives are full of complications
Are raised to survive on a street education
Always realize that there is a limitation
If we don't school life with a fresh occupation
Without society there's no communication
We feel a lot of hate, a lot of frustration
But we are driven by the realization
That we don't wanna be a sheep in this population
So we ascend through the madness without a fall
As we climb our way to the gates of Shangri-La
Living life can leave your mind in a twirl
When you're stuck in the middle of a mad mad world

interlude - solidarity dialogue

Yo Juggalos

It's a mad, mad world out there, ya'll

We gotta stick together cause we family

You see a fellow juggalo out there about to throw down or fight or something?

That's you

That's your fight

Cause we like that, yo
We together

Unity means strength

We can handle anything in this fucked up world

Anything at all, ya'll

Squall

We Juggalos

verse 2

Look at Afghanistan and what do ya see?
War stalking the children and the elderly
And when you look in their eyes all you see is peace
Because from the agony they wanna be released
You see they're fighting for their lives with every breath
Against famine, disease, and the plot of death
Now this was once a peaceful nation
But then came the plague that they call starvation
Now the stomach feels the pain, shocks the brain
Cause the bombs drop from the sky instead of rain
And the land is dry, while the mothers cry
And the baby that are born are born to die
You see the fear on the faces, dust in the air
The attitude we take is "I don't care"
But I guess it hurts us more than any other
As the Illuminati controls us all like big brother
Death is walking the nation, take the boy, the girl
All I say to myself is it's a mad, mad world

interlude - news samples: FBI murder of Branch Dravidian cult

"Throughout the entire time of 6 hours, indeed, those 51 days, the FBI never fired one shot at the Dravidians."

The machine gunning into the Dravidians trapped in the burning kitchen dining room was not only visible to Congressional investigators, it was even visible to home viewers. So was the gunfire behind the tank smashing into the rear of the gymnasium.

verse 3

It's a mad, mad world, whether you're poor or rich
Because you're living with the problems you're trying to ditch
Well the Amy's in the attic where your husband has left
And you have to pay for the bills of your sickly son's death
Mentally of few, they're in and they're out
Your stress point builds up, you're ready to shout
But let me tell ya a lil something, that will not work
Cause all you will find out more, probably hurt
Can't pay for your rents so you try to hide
And when that doesn't work, you commit suicide
And now who has your problems?
Your little girl,
And do you know why?
Cause it's a mad, mad world

interlude - encouragement dialogue

Yo, don't let this thing called life kick you in the ass

There's too many people out there letting life fuck them up

Everything that you go through, everything in this world

The drama, the trauma, everything

Should all help develop you as a ninja

You should learn to be stronger from all that shit

So you can face anything in this fucked up world

With your eyes open wide

Sure enough

verse 4

Let's take off for the horrors of the Gulf War
Left us in the desert, never told us what for
Some thought that they would be heroes
Thought their destinies were bound
But fields of bloody corpses were all we ever found
Why are we fighting the wars, what a lot of people said
While parents prayed every night that their sons weren't dead
To mommy's little boy, left him in a foreign land
Said, "You're fighting for your country, you better be a man
Better watch yourself, kid, and do the best you can
Cause one wrong move could mean you're dead where you stand"
We finally get home, another war's going on
Some are saying that we're right while others say we're wrong
Anger turning around to our becoming outcasts
With a bitter hate and a pain from the past
No one understood my feelings of confusion
Said I was a fool, was living an illusion
Thinking of society and how I must adjust
Dreaming of my buddy who was blown in the dust
Gotta chip on my shoulder that weighs about a ton
Cause I seen too much killing before the age of 21

interlude - reportage samples on the foiled Bojinka plot / 9-11 'prequel'

But the investigators soon uncover evidence of a unimaginable terrorist attack, which used as code named 'Project Bojinka'

Yousef and five accomplices were to plant bombs planned to explode simultaneously on 12 US airliners over the Pacific, causing the death of over 4,000 people

Between 1979 and 1984, there were nearly 100 terrorist attacks against Americans, as embassies were torched, blown up and seized and some 300 million...

outro - threatening to burn down the landlord's house

*Phone ringing*

Whut?

Ross Baker?

Yeah?

This is your landlord, I've been trying to get a hold of ya all week

And?

Your rent's overdue by about 3 months

Look, peanut. You've been calling me, hounding me about the rent now for weeks man

Wha-?!?

Don't ya know I got, I got other expenses?

What kinda shit are you -?

"Wahh, wahh, I want my rent, wahh, wahh."
Crying like a little bitch, man
Look man, I painted your house right?
I soaked that shit in gasoline earlier today, man.
That's all done.
It could've been, it could have - you upset me man
You hurt my feelings, man

Would you f-

Look man, I soaked that shit in gasoline man
Chaos Theory, man. Don't expect it now, right?

Mother-

Take this match..

Ok, What? No! Don't!

It's on now ma-fucker! Chaos Theory mafucker!
He he he

*BOOM*

Whoop Whoop!

I love this track so much, it manages to set the mood for the dungeon it plays in perfectly. I hope you all enjoy it too! It almost brought me to tears while I was listening to it before.

She wants a car with a cupholder arm rest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron

I want a girl with a short skirt and a looooong jacket.

back to daily music posting for a while

I've been reading Vincent Bevin's If We Burn (it's online as a pdf if you search for it), and this song was mentioned in a chapter about Chilean protests in 2019, though they updated the lyrics to make them "more relevant" or some cringe shit, this original song is so beautiful, here's a rough english translation of the lyrics:

The right to live
poet Ho Chi Minh,
who struck from Vietnam
all of humanity.
No cannon will wipe out
the furrow of your rice paddy.
The right to live in peace.

Indochina is the place
beyond the wide sea,
where they ruin the flower
with genocide and napalm.
The moon is an explosion
that blows out all the clamor.
The right to live in peace.

Uncle Ho, our song
is fire of pure love,
it's a dovecote dove,
olive from an olive grove.
It is the universal song
chain that will triumph,
the right to live in peace.

The internet says this music is "Nueva canción" but this song is really tickling my brain with the 1960s psychedelic folk rock vibes. I feel a bit silly sitting here listening music I can't understand the lyrics to, but gosh it's pretty.

Hope you're all well, I am on hiatus, and tied up with irl organising (gosh what a mess).

Posting an electronic track a day until I finish my album #4

This track depicts what it's like being in the UK right now in a way that's more insightful than any number of words I could use The production is sublime and it's so fucking catchy to boot.

HQ full version here

I been listening to this song and thinking about it a lot.

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me (Yeah, it's nothing to me) Everyone's saying that it's wrong to cheat But there's no other way to get my life on easy street (Get your life on easy street)

[Pre-Chorus] Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down, now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war Rich man's crying cause his money's time And poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind (Knows he ain't blind) There's a man over there says he's tougher than me But I got eyes that can see through fantasy (I can see through fantasy)

[Chorus] I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by

[Verse 2] Take it all back cause it don't mean nothing If you give it away and you're looking for something back (Looking for something back) Wake up every morning when there's nothing there No reason to die but no reason to care

[Pre-Chorus] Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me (It's nothing to me) Rich man's crying cause his money's time Poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind (He knows he ain't blind)

[Chorus] I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by

[Outro] One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong Yeah we're doing it wrong you see I said we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong you see Yeah, we're doing it wrong you see I said, we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong I said we're doing it wrong

Jumpsteady is the blood brother of Violent J (from ICP) who was more of a presence during their Inner City Posse days, before J had the mystical visions and dreams that would ultimately lead to the formation of ICP as we would come to know them. While his brother and Shaggy 2 Dope stayed on the music grind, Jumpsteady enlisted. :(

This is the titular track from Jumpsteady's solo album Chaos Theory, released when he returned from the first Gulf War. It's a shame he never really rejoined ICP in a lyrical capacity, he came back with some pretty radical thoughts as a traumatic result of soldiering for the US empire.

While this might not be the most overtly radical song on the album, it is one of my favourites. I enjoy the blend of nerdy table top roleplaying game references, old samurai movie cliches and samples and, of course, the overall message of fighting against corrupt rulers and oligarchs, for liberty instead of greed.

Lyrics

intro

It's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
The chaos theory!

verse 1

If I teach you every secret of the dragon's lair
Would I remain the one and only dragon slayer?
On the daily, I'm the mastermind of everything you question
Steeled like picks are forged and the hallowed ground I'm resting in^*^
If the dream glimmer cube really exists
Would you wish away the wars and the coming of apocalypse?
Devastating like the chambers and dungeons combined
And slicker than a 20 sided die
The ones who are not found divine, must roll for soul
The worst is drowning in the moat, we're bringing on the anti-dote
Underneath the cloak of night
Without a dagger in sight
It's just the wind and the blades of samurais
Waiting for the sun to come up
To watch the battle begin
The heads are kept as trophies in the warriors den
And souls descend and destroy the sick and weary
And become elements of the chaos theory

hook

It's the chaos theory!
It's it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
The chaos theory!

verse 2

On the top of snow covered cabins, knowledge is hidden
To read it and use it is forbidden
Like a double-edged sword, cut, or be cut
Do onto others what it takes to get your strength up
C'mon get up, attack with full force
Pending on the situation of course
There's gotta be a win without a single loss
Targeting the ambassador of the regime
And let his blood flow through local drinking stream
Let the point be felt, it's not the money or wealth
It's not the riches or jewels he's keeping for himself
It's about the freedom, it's about the pride
It's about time for you and your empire to die
Behind enemy lines without communication
And only the sun to light the scene of the assassination
Sword blade in hand, I take a destiny stand
For every man and woman, repping the ninja clan

hook

It's the chaos theory!
It's it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
The chaos theory!

verse 3

When the smoke clears from out the battlefield
The opponents now know how all the cattle feel
To be slaughtered and eaten by some, who outta they mind
As we reveal one world of fellowship at a time
It had to be chaos without bounty, there's no hunter
With everyone content and living under
The rule of one king, in charge of running everything
Reaping untold fortunes while the world is suffering
It's a theory more complex than flux capacitors
Pressing powerful punks down like trash compactors
I'm not an actor, I'm a prophet of the 7th world
Heaven's staircase is long, it's starting to curl
Around the universe like the chaos theory
As ghosts rise from the bare grounds of cemeteries
And only lands all across the world
Where people are at peace
'Cause evil is gone from out the street

outro

What is this?
Who are these bloody wizards?
Why are they attacking me?

they're ninja warriors
Maybe they've been sent by the russians
I'm afraid they want to kill you.

These guys are tough
They're like japanese samurai, the way they fight
And also, the weapons they use, how can I handle them?

don't be pessimistic
If only you could find the ninja master

Hmm

you should go and look
With a bit of luck, you'll find what you need.

^*^ ^this^ ^line^ ^is^ ^weirdly^ ^and^ ^nonsensically^ ^transcribed^ ^depending^ ^on^ ^the^ ^lyric^ ^site,^ ^this^ ^is^ ^my^ ^own^ ^best^ ^shot^ ^at^ ^it.^

explanation of my interpretation (what is this, Genius dot com? shieeet)

I interpret it as "steeled" like you steel / sharpen a blade, but also like "steal" as in the stolen (hallowed/native title) ground he lives in. Ie. The USA.

Edit: I CBF continuing to fix errors in these lyrics. Shits tiring I got a day to start.


Have a nice day. :)
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Posting an electronic track a day until I finish my album #3

Invidious link

Hip hop is electronic music

This whole album is pretty amazing, I recommend giving it a look if you've never come across it before. Since its release in the cyber year 2000, it has aged like a fine wine and remains very relevant to this day. I'll probably post more tracks from it at some point.

title says!

"The ringmaster shouts, "Let the show begin!"

Send in the klowns, then let them do you in

See a rubber nose on a painted face

Bringing genocide to the human race!"

Within a few days, the owner of an independent record label in New York dropped me a line to let me know about a mysterious phenomenon that was “in the air” and of growing concern to those in the indie music scene: Spotify, the rumor had it, was filling its most popular playlists with stock music attributed to pseudonymous musicians—variously called ghost or fake artists—presumably in an effort to reduce its royalty payouts. Some even speculated that Spotify might be making the tracks itself. At a time when playlists created by the company were becoming crucial sources of revenue for independent artists and labels, this was a troubling allegation.

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According to a source close to the company, Spotify’s own internal research showed that many users were not coming to the platform to listen to specific artists or albums; they just needed something to serve as a soundtrack for their days, like a study playlist or maybe a dinner soundtrack. In the lean-back listening environment that streaming had helped champion, listeners often weren’t even aware of what song or artist they were hearing. As a result, the thinking seemed to be: Why pay full-price royalties if users were only half listening? It was likely from this reasoning that the Perfect Fit Content program was created.

After at least a year of piloting, PFC was presented to Spotify editors in 2017 as one of the company’s new bets to achieve profitability. According to a former employee, just a few months later, a new column appeared on the dashboard editors used to monitor internal playlists. The dashboard was where editors could view various stats: plays, likes, skip rates, saves. And now, right at the top of the page, editors could see how successfully each playlist embraced “music commissioned to fit a certain playlist/mood with improved margins,” as PFC was described internally.

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Spotify, for its part, has been open about its willingness to allow AI music on the platform. During a 2023 conference call, Daniel Ek noted that the boom in AI-generated content could be “great culturally” and allow Spotify to “grow engagement and revenue.”